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' ' BtXTXIOT OOOXT 1STS DISTXIOT.
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" ' S-3d " Wlmberley'a Mill
' 4-4th " Drlppiug Springs.
town oricxas.
Mayor A. B. F. Kerr.
Council W.O. Hutchison, W.JB. Fry, L. W. Mltch-
eil.lD. P. Hopkins, P. II. Turner.
Marshal-A. B. Dalley.
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METnODIST. Preaolilng at the Methodist
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CHRISTIAN. Preaching at the Christian
Church on the second and fourth Sabbaths In ea-h
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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Services secona
Sunday in each month at 10 o'clock, A. ., and
T p.m , 'at St. Mark's Church.) Rev. Mr. Aires,
Hector.
ASK the recoveied
dyspeptic, Billions
sufferers, victims of
Fever and Ague, (he
mercurial diseased
pitient how liny re
covered health cbeer-
ii 1 spirits and good
appetite, they will
tell you by taking
SIMMON'S . L1VKU
S REGULATOR.
Tax Ciiiapist, Pcrkst asoBkst Famii.v MxnictKX
IK THK WORI.n. .
For DYSPEPSIA. CONSTIPATION. Jaundice
Rllluia nlnckH.SICK II K A DAI UK. Colic, Depres.
sinn ol Spirits, SOUK STOMACH, Heart burn,
4c, tc.
This unrivalled Southern Remedy la warrsnted
not to contain a single particle of Mxucuav, or
any injurious mineral substance, out la
Purely Vegetablej
containing those Southern Roots and Herb!
which an sltwiite Providence has nlaced In cjuii.
trie, where l.iver Diiteaeim most nievail. It
will tJMre ull IIUcn uiis.ed 1)
lln Horuiigciuuiit of the l.lveruiiU
ttmvels.
THE (SYMPTOMS o( l.iver Conip'alnt are a bit
ter or luil taste in Hie mouth; Pain in tue dock
Kiilo.iir .lniiiis. oltnn niiittaken for Kheuniatlsm:
vourM urli: lsaof Annetite: Bowels
sltcrnately cnstiv. and Isx," Hesdsche; Loss of
Wemory;, wtiu a painnn senai mi u.hh
failed to do something wuicn ongnt to uave ueru
itone; liebililv. I.V Kitirits. a thick
vellow appearance of the !kln awl Kyrs, a dry
C'uush o'leu mistaken for t:oiiiumpilou.
Sometimes many ef these symptoms attend the
rii.e:i.e. nt oihra verv lew: but the l.iver, the
large.t organ in tb body, is xenernlly the seat
of the disease, and If not Itegulated In lime, reat
sunering, wretched uess and aieuiu will en.ue.
I can reeniuiuend as an efficacious remedy for
disease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia.
Simmons' Liver Regulator. LawlS G Wosnxx,
162.',Mskler st. Asslstai.t Postmaster Philadelphia.
" We fa ivo tested lis virtues personslly, and
know that lur livsnrn.la. Hiliuusness. and 1 lirob-
binj Hesdache, It is the be.t medicine the world
ever saw. We have tried forty other medicines
be'ore Simmon's Liver Regulator, but none of
tbem xar ua more thru temporary reltaf; but tne
Kexulalor not only relieved, bnt cured ua." rLl.
laLKoasra akd Massaxnea, Macon, Ga.
MAXcracTuaxDOKLr xv
J. II. XtXI.tX &. CO.
PIIILADKLPIIIA.
Itcontalns four medical elements, never united
in the sa-ne happy proper! loo In any other prepar
ation, vis : a Heinle Caihanie, a wou.lerlul Ionic,
an unexceptionable Alterative, and a certain Cor
rective of all Impurities of lb. body. Such signal
success has attended Ua ase, that it ie now re
garded as th.
EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC
For all diseases of the l.iver. Stomach and Spleen.
jte Rtmtiy in
MALARinrS FKVfcRS, l-OWKL COMPLAINTS,
DVSPKPKIA. MKKTAL bKPKES.ilO.S, REST
LESSNESS, JACNDICK. KALKA, SICK HEAtl.
ACHK, COUC, COKStlPATIOM sod BIIJOLS-
KSir HAS NO EQUAL.
CJUT10JV!
Al tber. are a swaikcr ef lalutiem Smi te
Ike public, w. weeiM caatws the cwaxs.aity t
Bay Fwwdera mr preparew SIMMONS UT
El RKUULATOt sale. I. r raaravee wrapper,
wiih Trade Mark, luss aaa I fuisn saarckem.
Rom tun la (esaslM.
;. e. ZlZlzi & ca,
Hllad.lphia.
TesrTsIcaMe aei M. SiaaMW Ijver te-e-
. w.. MMJ ttaMMTfl Sttle llMil
er awrrtblvsi ee wktch II le tuesx . and
arrer kwrm It a fail. 1 have seed It 1st Ctoc aaa
CrsU, with aay Male, aea He-wa. givl thesa
abeatkalf a fcwtlle al a lias. I have lee awe
ae that baa Stark, aa betee lb Wet xeeoa
kawwa Pw alt ewestatw-e ias n wir w.
K T Tina. Arrat aerbrnrers at aleentta.
HKCOND THOKJIITS.
The fKowing sffecting stanzas, it is
bolicved.ewill be appreciated in this
part of tbi "moral vineyard :"
Ksrewell, sweetheart 1 Sine, summer's ended
Oar hopes (all lifeless as th. leaves, '
And ell the oys to us commended
. Flit with th. awallowa froa th. eavei.
When l.v waa by our heart! defended
With all th. fore desire conceives,
W. both forgot that all depended
Upon a few well-garneree sheaves.
The birds fly South this autumn weather,
And faintly tttll a sad good-bye)
We, too, by summer flung together,
Kiss one mor. time, and dare not cry
Against the world, that oarea not whether !
. W. madly choos. to part or di. ; '
It would be death to bid. together '
Wbeu bread ia dear and rent! are high.
lu other day! we both delighted
To talk of tie. that should endure t '
The radiant houn to this luilted,
r Each cunning bird's nest bid a lur.:
But now, when every rose Is blighted,
We are not ot our nests so sure: ,
For modern sweethearts pause aflrignted,
When they discover both ar. poor.
. Boston Conrlar,
A ..uuiisiuble Story
For twenty-three years old Jake
Wi'lard has cultivated the soil ot Bald
win county, : and drawn therefrom a
support for himself and wife. He is
child ess. Not long ago Jake left the
bouse id search of a missing cow. H is
route led him through an old worn out
patch of clay land, of about Bix acres
in extent, in the centre of which was a
well twenty-five or thirty feet deep, that
at some time, probably, hod furnished
the inmates of a dilapidated house near
by with water. In passing by this spot
aa ill wiud lifted Jake's 'tile' from his
heud and maliciously waited it to the
edge of the well, and in it tumbled.
Now Jake bad always practiced the
virtue of economy, and he immediately
set about recovering the lost bat. lie
mil to the well, and finding it was dry
at the bottom, be uncoiled the rope
which he had brought with bim for the
purpose of capturing the cow, and after
several attempts to catch the hat with
a noose, lie concluded to save time by
going iuto the well himself. To ac
complish this he made fust one end of
the rope to u stump hard by, and was
quickly on bis way down the well.
It is a fact, of which Juke eras no less
oblivious than tho render hereof, that
Ned Wells was in the dilapidated
building aforesaid, and that ua old
bliud horse, with a bell on Ins neck,
who bad been turned ouit to die, was
lassily crazing wiihiu a short distance
of the well.
The devil himself or some other
wicked spirit put it iu'o Ned's c.aui
um to have a little iun, so he quietly
slipped up i0 the old horse and un
buckled the bell-strap, approaching
with slow, measured 'ting a-liDg' to the
edge of the well.
'Dang that old blind horse,' said
Juke, 'he's a-eomiu' th:s way sure I and
ain't got no move sense than to fall io
here. Whoa, Ball.'
But the coutiuued approach of the
ting s-ling s. id just as plainly as words
that Ball wouldn't wboa. Besides
Jake was at the bottom restioe, before
trying to 'shin' it up the rope.
'Great Jerusalem,' said he, ' the old
cuss will be a top of me before I can
say Jack Bobinson. Whoal dangyou,
whoa!'
Just then Ned drew ud to the edge
of the well, and with bis foot kicked a
little dirt into it
'Oh, Lord I exclaimed Jake, falling
upon his knees at the bottom. ' I'm
gone now, whoa. Now I lay me down
to sleep w-h-o-a, Ball I pray tne
Jord my tout to w-h-o a, oow. Oh,
Lord, have mercy upon me.'
Ned could hold ia no longer, and
fearful Jake might suffer irom his
fright, be revealed himself.
Probably Ned dido t make tracks
with his beets from that well. May be
Jake wasn't op to the top of it in short
order, sod yon might think be dido t
try every night lor two weeks to get a
bot with bit rifle at Ned.
Sweden and Switserland contribute
tbe largest number of new member to j
the Mormoa Church. Eoglaod ia third
on tie list.
'I'lio Bnl O. S'. Mortals.
We have notioed that as is custom.
ary on the death of men of note, tho
oomments of the publio journals on Mr.
Morton have run greatly to indiscrimi
nate eulogy. The lollowing estimate of
his oharaoter, which we eopy from the
New York Sun. is the fairest we have
seen, and even this leans to tho favor-
ble side: , ; , . :
Mr Mnrrnn wnu ftntinwttti with sur
prising talent, audacity, uud intellectu
al agility, tie was a musouiar, ooiu
character, one of those who naturally
rise to distinction iu times of nommo
tiouand passion. The civil war was
bis great opportunity, and beiug Gov
ernor of ludiuua at the time, he im
proved it to the utmost. Originally a
Democrat and a master ot tbe arts ot
politicul management, he was couverted
to Republicanism, and it was as a Re
publican that he took his first political
office, that ot Lieutenant-Governor.
Ever since then he has steadily adhered
to that party, aud more than tea years
ago he took rank as one of its most
determined and influential leaders. As
wus natural to an Indiana man, he was
at first a strong oppoueut of anti-slav-
urv niritAtinn nnr when the civil war
ended and the question of negro suf-
trage was raised as an luoiaene iu mu
reconstruction of the Southern States,
Mr. Morton was at the start deoidedly
opposed to it. His disposition was to
nun.. A ntvonr .Tnhnann in liia: breach
with the llepublioan party; but he did
not long indulge so aaogerous a pro-
nlitnMr nnr! when llA turned about he
did it without a qualification,- Since
tlitn no wan nas exceeaoa . iiuii in
fidelity to the negro oause, or in the ex
treiue radicalism ot the measures he
bus advocated.
We eaunot say that Mr Morton was
a statesman. ! iie was punning, wary
aud unscrupulous a politician of won
derlul fertility and success ; but those
large views and firmly held principles
which are indispensable in the higher
typo of publio man were not bis. He
aimed always at tho advantage of the
moment, and was just as ready to gain
his endB by means which a high con
scientiousness would reject aa by iny
others. That a thing was trioky or
immoral did not make it odious io bis
eyes provided it could be made useful
in politics. .Yet ho was a patriot. He
loved bis country siucerely. Every
fibre in bis nature was American. even
when be resorted to doubtful measures.
Tho good ot tho country be really be
lieved could only be promoted by the
Aman nf tllfl lmrlV tO wlli'h he WS8
devoted; and while he was carried
away by the intensity ol nibmrty ieei-
imr in in rooinna nn.i into notions where
a man of nobler nature would not con
sent to go, there was yet such an
..kinnrlinir InrnA in liiu mind and such
a trniik demagogism in his conduct
that Ii3 commanded a certain ainu oi
rcnect even from those who condemn
ed him. We add also to his credit in
these times, that he wus not avaricious,
fir vennl. and did not cut rich through
the use of political power.
Without the advantage", of exten
sive culture or any great accumulation
of knowledge, Mr. Morton's intellect
was so quick and fertile, and his power
.f A.ni-uugiiiiT liitnanlf in 111 no llllffR HUlt-
ed to tho popular cur was so treat, that
he was a lormidauie atnieto iu nuy
miKlin n.nfpur. tri wliii'h ha iihrtse to
etiwue. lie had also the great ad-
,i . ;:
vantage ot never mooring io niniuuiiu
nm Ai.tiT.A Viia own nfirannal nnnRIHtencV.
Tho opinions of to day he advocated
wrth ei traordinary vigor, but he wast
ed no time in seeking to reconcile them
with his opinions ot yesterday. It was
enough lor him to eiplain aud enforce
ika r in or li. HAV liplft. SlllI it WIS
pnerally enough for his audience.
Ilis argument was onen or annual
..lilAca vwilnt unit eniisnr.r ! snd if
Hi B I lucre wiu. " -'( I - )
he had been a man of better regulated
habitsaodjf no physical weakness naa
uivsru uvnu "ii" ei
he might have risen to the highest emi
nence. He was a very ambitious man,
desiring to bo President ; but his party
was not willing to ritk itself with a
candidate so stricken with disease.
Tne loial option e'ement W'H re
ceive an acf-riisition id tho H.'Vi'a ol
ony cow nettling in Guadalue coi-siy.
Artic'e X of t'ne consiilution of the
atrocia.ion re?t. p fol'ows: "Auy
b;ockiioldcr o. member offering any in-
tozicrting lwifon ft a beveivge, (n-
ckd'nTlii'i- s'e. laser, wine and fcr-
iucaed e'o'c ) within tue leoauc.a of
;be eoloDT or 'is imtnedi.-id vcinity or
pvin to customers for tho rmTKix of
drawipitra.de, fiom any public pl.'ec,
shall forfeit bis title to all eUy lot.
and bis meuibersbip shall tbeiafieTiM
amu'led."
Tbey have already bad four inches
of f bow io northers Illinois.
tat Strutrard.
It is not very pleasant for us to be
told by such an impartial and intelli
gent witness as Mr. Moncure D. Con
way who, we may remark, is a Repub
lican that "the only painful sensation
Stratford-ou-Avon has ever had in
connection with Americans" camo
through the visit of the distinguished
personage who is now making a tri
umphal march through Europe as the
representative of the American nation.
Before writing his letter, ' whioh we .
published in yesterday's issue, Mr.
Conway wisely fortified himself with
evideuce furnished by prominent citi
zens of Stratford who took part in tbe
leoeption -ceremonies, and also with
the statements of the local ' paper.
Consequently there can be no doubt
that it would have been much better
for all conoerned very much , hotter
for the reputation of our country
abroad if Gen. Grant had adhered to
his original programme and left Eng
land without paying a pilgrimage to tho
shrine of the greatest genius .English ;
literature can boast.. He seems to.
have considered the whole affair a bore
of tbe first order. He manifested not
the slightest interest in the plaoes and
things whioh are canonized in ' the
hearts of the English-speaking people.
His speech, so clumsily constructed
shst itjwould disgraoe a sohool-boy,
was utterly destitute ot either enthusi
asm or giatitude and fell upon the au
dience like the wettest of wet blankets
He was reoeived in Stratford with suoh
honors as were never before bestowed
upon a foreigner. He was dismissed
from Stratford with an indifference
savoring strongly of contempt.
That Gen. Grant deliberately, and
with malice aforethought, made this
poor reiurn for this generous hospitali
ty, we do not for a moment suppose.
He undoubtedly did as well as he
knew how. To him Shakspeire was .
simply "a distinguished and anoient
oitizen of your borough;" a man who
had made some money as an actor and .
manager, retired to his nitive town to
enjoy it, lived in a good bouse, and dy
ing was buried in a good place in tho
church. Of the poet and the drama
tist whose glory fills the world, Gen.
Grant knows but little and cares less.
We question whether he ever read one
of Shakspeare's plays through ; and if
called upon to decide upon the pros
pective merits of "Midsummer Night's
Dream" and "Box and Cox," he would
probably give tho preference to the lat
ter. It will be remembered that when
as president of the United States, ho
sent a complimentary telegram to the
Walter Scott centennial at Edinburgh,
be praised the famous Scotchman as "a
historian." and made no allusion to his
novels or bis poems. , Such dense igno
rance as this is capable of anything,
and the performance at Stratford is no
more than what might have been an
ticipated. Indeed, we ought to be
thankful it was no worse. Grant
might have imitated Mark Twain, and
asked if Shakspeare was dead. St.
Lou's Republican.
UInbI bat Trae.
Theirs ! said to be a vouDf man ia
tbe Missouri penitentiary whose pa
rents at their death left him a fortuno
of 150,000. There is whore bis parents
made a mirtake. If tbey tad taken
the precaution to invest that sum io a
small dog snd shot him, snd then bad
simply left the young man 1 jack-plane
or a wood saw, with priuted instruc
tions bow to use it, the chances are
that instead of beiug io the peniten
timrr he would to day bare been gradu
ally but sorely working bis way np to
a handsome competency and aa honor
able old age. But ever tioee the days
of Adam and hve. parent Lave made
it a point to toil and straggle all tbeir
lives ia order to realise a satSeieatsam
.1 mam. tn mireliiis v lies thv era
v. V M 1 I - , j
dead and gone, tbeir sods each a first
class tbrouah ticket to tbe devil, sad
it is not much to be wondered at last
M many oi their eons, reared ia vtoe
. . MU-a aa Inn asanf of th-IS of-
rnwim ' . j -
tea are, hive aa bibber ambition taaa
to invest their ioiftiUoce ia just that
sort of trani'Oriatijn.
ArptiSlv